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Philippines: 230 natural disasters over two decades
The Philippines is the most vulnerable country among the five Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia and Vietnam.
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IAEA assesses the level of nuclear safety in Japan
More than 10 months after the earthquake - tsunami caused a nuclear crisis at Japan's Fukushima power plant, on January 23, a group of experts from the International Ato…
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Tokyo will suffer an additional big earthquake
According to TNHK Radio Station, Japanese scientists predict that the 2011 earthquake in northeastern Tokyo increases the likelihood that the city will experience anothe…
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The air environment in Hanoi is declining
The Hanoi Department of Natural Resources and Environment has just completed a report on the current environmental status in 2011, whereby the air quality here is declin…
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Polluted water threatens Liuzhou City, China
Authorities in China have begun to more closely monitor the level of water safety after discovering the cadmium toxin downstream of the Liujiang River, caused by a minin…
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Philippines built classrooms with recycled plastic bottles
Philippine educators used recycled materials such as plastic bottles and glass to build classrooms.
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Researching organisms around Fukushima I power plant
Japanese scientists are studying the effects of nuclear radiation on animals and plants around the Fukushima I. plant.
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Detecting signs of ancient tsunami in Nghe An province
Some of the most recent surveys show that there may have been three tsunami matches that occurred at time intervals: 4,500-4,300; 4,100-3,900 and 900-600 years ago.
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Dozens of people were injured by earthquakes in Peru
A seismic incident occurred in central Peru that left dozens of people hospitalized but no one was in danger.
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Through Manila statement to protect the marine environment
The global conference on the connection between the mainland and the ocean (GLOC) ending January 30 in the Philippine capital Manila has approved the Manila Declaration…
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Bulgaria: Heavy rain, heavy snow causing power outages and congestion
Local officials and media say more than 300 villages and towns have lost power. Electricity supplier EVN said it is having trouble recovering power supply in western Bul…
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Landslides in Brazil caused many deaths and disappearances
At least eight people have been killed and 14 people gone missing on January 9 in a devastating landslide in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro.
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Strong earthquakes shook Indonesia, causing tsunami warnings
A 7.3-magnitude earthquake rocked the region off Indonesia's northern Aceh province, causing a tsunami warning. However, officials removed the warning a few hours later.
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Again leaking radioactive water at the Fukushima plant 1
Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) said it has detected about 10 liters of water containing Strontium radioactivity that has been leaked from the water treatment facil…